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Lost Ladies of LitE.D.E.N. Southworth — The Hidden Hand with Rose NealSend us a textDastardly villains are no match for Capitola Black, the audacious heroine at the center of E.D.E.N. Southworth’s 1859 bestseller, The Hidden Hand. Readers so admired this literary tomboy’s pluck that Capitola became a popular baby name for decades and inspired the name of a California town. Yet few readers today are familiar with Southworth, one of the highest-earning authors of her day (to whom Louisa May Alcott even gave a subtle nod in Little Women). Rose Neal, author of a brand new biography on Southworth, joins us this week to d...2025-05-1343 min
Novel FindsLies on the Serpent's Tongue with Kate PearsallIn this episode, Julia chats with Kate Pearsall, author of Bittersweet in the Hollow and Lies on the Serpent's Tongue. This episode is full of folklore, local legends, cryptids, magic, and more! Find both her books at her fave indie bookstores: Schuler Books, Sidetrack Bookshop, or Between the CoversWant to read some of Kate's formative books? Check out the works of Jane Austen, the Brontë Sisters, Louisa May Alcott's Gothic short stories, Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer, and Alice Hoffman's Practical MagicFollow Kate on Instagram & her website---Thanks for b...2025-03-2333 min
Out of the Best BooksBook Talk with Isabella MickelsonBooks mentioned in this episode:The Nightingale by Kristin HarmelThe Book of Lost Names by Kristin HarmelThe Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin HarmelThe Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin HarmelSecrets of a Charmed Life by Susan MeissnerThe Things We Cannot Say by Kelly RimmerThe Warsaw Orphan by Kelly RimmerThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Lifegiving Home by Sally ClarksonMemory-Making Mom by Jessica SmarttAnne of Green...2025-03-1450 min
Navigating DisabilityTennis Champion Heath Davidson OAMWe are thrilled to welcome the amazing Heath Davidson OAM to the show this week! Heath is a is an Australian wheelchair tennis player and four-time Australian Open doubles champion, all partnering Dylan Alcott. He has also won two Paralympic medals, a gold and silver in doubles at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics respectively (both also partnering Alcott). He was selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics, his third Games, which he elected not to attend due to family illness.In todays episode Heath shares his journey as a paraplegic which impacted his life at 5 months of age as...2025-01-181h 00
In Our TimeLittle WomenMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel, credited with starting the new genre of young adult fiction. When Alcott (1832-88) wrote Little Women, she only did so as her publisher refused to publish her father's book otherwise and as she hoped it would make money. It made Alcott's fortune. This coming of age story of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March, each overcoming their own moral flaws, has delighted generations of readers and was so popular from the start that Alcott wrote the second part in 1869 and further sequels and spin-offs in the coming years. Her work...2024-11-2148 min
In Our Time: CultureLittle WomenMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel, credited with starting the new genre of young adult fiction. When Alcott (1832-88) wrote Little Women, she only did so as her publisher refused to publish her father's book otherwise and as she hoped it would make money. It made Alcott's fortune. This coming of age story of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March, each overcoming their own moral flaws, has delighted generations of readers and was so popular from the start that Alcott wrote the second part in 1869 and further sequels and spin-offs in the coming years. Her work...2024-11-2148 min
In Our Time With Melvyn BraggLittle WomenMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel, credited with starting the new genre of young adult fiction. When Alcott (1832-88) wrote Little Women, she only did so as her publisher refused to publish her father's book otherwise and as she hoped it would make money. It made Alcott's fortune. This coming of age story of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March, each overcoming their own moral flaws, has delighted generations of readers and was so popular from the start that Alcott wrote the second part in 1869 and further sequels and spin-offs in the coming years. Her work has...2024-11-2148 min
Books with BetsyEpisode 28 - Intellectually Affectionate with Annette LaPlacaOn this episode, Annette LaPlaca, a self-proclaimed church lady who loves mysteries and thrillers, discusses her career in editing, how she developed a love of reading in her children, and why it’s ok to have a lot of books. We also discuss the moral and empathetic benefits of a murder book and why people shouldn’t shy away from them.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Dearest by Jacqui Walters
Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
How to Sel...2024-11-181h 00
ListenABLE'Preparing for the Paralympics' - Hosted by 4 time Gold Medal winner Dylan AlcottAhead of the 2024 Paris Paralympics Opening Ceremony Thursday Morning (Australian time) the ListenABLE Podcast has 2 special episodes speaking with our past and competing Australian Paralympians. In this episode you'll hear: Jarryd Clifford is set to compete in the 1500m and 5000m events and speaks about the hilarious reason why he doesn't use a guide even though he is legally blind Paul Harpur is a Paralympian across two different sports! Goalball and athletics. He speaks about setting a PB at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics in front of his friends and family. Sarah Kate-Rose: Sitting in the stands at...2024-08-2529 min
Visitation Sessions (A Podcast)Visitation SessionsIntroducing Visitation SessionsFor over a year now, I’ve been toying with the idea of starting a podcast. This is partly because I love good conversations, and those have become almost impossible to have on social media these days. It’s also because I’ve wanted you to know my husband Chris better. He is one of the healthiest, wisest, and most mature Christian men I know, and I think a lot of you would enjoy (and benefit from) hearing more of what he has to say.Up until now, this has remained only an ide...2024-02-2859 min
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaStories About Siblings by Mary Tuttiett, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Mary Butts, W W Jacobs, M P Shiel, Mary E Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke, Knut HaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stories About Siblings Author: Mary Tuttiett, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Mary Butts, W W Jacobs, M P Shiel, Mary E Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke, Knut Hamsun, Elinor Mordaunt, Nikolai Gogol, Louisa May Alcott, Edith Nesbit, Sherwood Anderson, D.H. Lawrence, William Thackeray, Kate Chopin Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick, Lisa Bowerman, William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 1, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Those closest to us, especially in our early years, are the immediate members of our family. We look to them for love, guidance, care...2024-01-0105 min
The Book CaseJon Clinch Explores the Final Days of Ulysses S. GrantThe General and Julia is a wonderful novel, delving deeply into the final days of Ulysses S. Grant. Not many know this, but at the end of his life, Grant was financially destitute and in a race to write his memoirs before his death. He knew that if he wrote his memoirs and did it well, it would leave his family financially stable. His love for his wife and children knew no bounds, and his race was born of love. Like Grant Jon Clinch is a wonderful writer, and if you like this, and you will, check out Finn...2023-11-3037 min
16:1 - Education, Teaching, & LearningChildren's and Young Adult Literature: An IntroductionEdu Headline Roundup - 8/17/23This headline roundup this week covers West Virginia University's plan to make deep cuts to academic programming, Arkansas's moves regarding the College Board's AP African American Studies course, the Biden admin's new K-12 Cybersecurity efforts, and everything you need to know about KKR's acquisition of Simon & Schuster. Children's and Young Adult Literature: Transforming Young Lives With Timeless StoriesChildren's and young adult literature (YAL) is a thriving industry, with thousands of new titles being published each year. In this episode, we take a look at the history of the i...2023-08-1741 min
The Case of the Greater GatsbyEpisode 3 - Sunday TimesFig & Ford visit Barnaby Nightingale to get the scoop on the newspaper magnate; later at Bixby's they discover a probable new suspect.
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Stationed with StoriesMilspouses Can't Shop Local?S2E20. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott, talks about the difficulty of shopping local as a military spouse, and reads an original flash fiction piece entitled "MJ Does Not Like Pickles." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:12 #topic: 10:39, #story 19:482023-06-1926 min
Literature & Libations37.5 Lights! Camera! ADD TO YOUR TBR!In this week’s bonus episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss more books about Hollywood/the movie business to add to your TBR! Topics include obscure ‘90s animated films, Janet Snakehole, and old Hollywood photos…Books, etc. discussed in this episode:A Touch of Stardust by Kate AlcottDelayed Rays of a Star by Amanda Lee KoeMercury Pictures Presents by Anthony MarraHollywood: The Oral History by Jeannine Basinger and Sam WassonYou Mus...2023-06-1332 min